1/2 Kasu

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Reverse description	The reverse field bears a Kannada legend arranged in two horizontal lines occupying the upper portion of the flan, rendered in the Kannada script characteristic of Mysore Kingdom coinage of the late 17th to 18th century. The lower portion of the field is plain and unadorned. The inscription is boldly struck though somewhat worn, consistent with the hammered technique employed for this denomination. No decorative border is present, the flan edge being irregular as typical for this series.
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Additional information	The Kasu was the base unit of Mysore's pre-colonial copper coinage, minted under the Wadiyar dynasty through a system of royal mints that operated largely independently of Mughal monetary infrastructure. Mysore's fiscal autonomy during the 18th century — particularly under Hyder Ali, who seized effective control from the Wadiyars in the 1760s — meant the kingdom maintained its own denominational hierarchy long after neighboring states had been absorbed into larger monetary zones. KM#148 places this piece within the later Wadiyar issues, after the dynasty's restoration following Tipu Sultan's death at Seringapatam in 1799.